as in perhaps
it is possible
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Recent Examples of maybe
Like Maddie, the movie is warm, funny, and sincere—and maybe a little disturbed.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
Is that going to maybe temper Brian's interest or just strengthen his resolve?
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
Put on the market for €1,500 ($1,755) by a Madrid family, who had hung it in their sitting room, a painting is discovered to be a legendary but lost Caravaggio, with a market price of maybe maybe €300 million ($351 million).
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
But might funding be tied in some way to kids’ health outcomes, maybe even reductions in childhood obesity?
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
Is that going to maybe temper Brian's interest or just strengthen his resolve?
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
Put on the market for €1,500 ($1,755) by a Madrid family, who had hung it in their sitting room, a painting is discovered to be a legendary but lost Caravaggio, with a market price of maybe maybe €300 million ($351 million).
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
But might funding be tied in some way to kids’ health outcomes, maybe even reductions in childhood obesity?
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maybe
Adverb
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Winning both series is the bare-minimum expectation — perhaps dangerous for a team that already didn’t meet one of those.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Showing up was being there at home instead of perhaps being at a speaking engagement, perhaps traveling for a book tour.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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In the years to come at Dodger Stadium, expect a jersey retirement ceremony and possibly a statue erected in the Centerfield Plaza for Clayton Kershaw alongside the likes of Sandy Koufax and Jackie Robinson.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Sources say Kelce and the Love Story singer spent part of this summer touring at least two lavish estates in Northeast Ohio’s affluent Eastside suburbs, possibly marking their first joint real estate purchase outside Kelce’s Kansas City base.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Sep. 2025
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The minimum fine for infractions is $200, indicating that this is probably Clark’s first such offense this season.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Thus, the Browns probably don't feel comfortable transitioning away from Flacco before October 12 in Pittsburgh.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maybe. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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